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VI.
NUMBER 16.
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STAY OF EXECUTION
Kelsay Porter Granted
Brief Keprieve.
a
APPEAL TAKEN TO SUPREME COURT
Oanrniir Lord Petitioned to Commute
the Death Sentence Petition
numerously Signed.
Union, Or., April 7. The attorneys
for Kelsay Porter, convicted of . murder
. in the first degree, for the killing of Ben
Mache in Pine Valley last January, and
sentenced to be hanged on April 10th,
today perfected their appeal to the su
preme court, and Judge Eakin, in con
sequence tLereof, granted a stay of exe
' cation. One of Porter's attorneys left
here last night for Salem with a nnmer
.ously signed petition asking that the
death sentence be commuted to life im
prisonment, and will present it to Gov
ernor Lord today.
No Sympathy for Criminals.
Newport, Ky., April 7. Scott Jack
son, the alleged mnrrterpr of Pearl
Bryan, was before Judge Helm today
for trial. Upon nppltoiiii'in, of his at
torneys, the judge postponed his hearing
until Tusday, April 21. As Jackson was
leaving the courtroom be smi!ed at a
woman sitting in the front row of seats,
She suddenly delivered a vicious kick at
the prisoner, and afterwards said : "If
I had had a pistol I would have shot
him." -
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
Special Message Looked for From
Cleveland.
Washington, April 7. Secretary 01-
ney called early at the White House and
remained in close consultation with the
president for a long time. It Is believed
the two were engaged in the preparation
of a special message to congress relating
to Cuba and the expression of the actual
state of affairs on the island as revealed
jn the reports of the United States con
Bular officers and from other trusted
sources of information.
There is a resolution before the presi
dent, passed at the instance of Senator
Hear, calling for this information. It is
reasoned that the president in transmit
ting the information, may feel it his
duty, in view of the overwhelming ma
jority by which the Cuban concurrent
resolutions passed both branches of con
gress, to make a statement showing that,
regardless of the sympathy he may feel
personally for the insurgents, he is ab
solutely bound by the facts as he sees
them, by precedent, and by the dictates
of international law, to persist in his
present attitude.
Measles at the White House.
Washington, April 7. The meeting
of the cabinet was today postponed with
out date, owing to the sudden appear
ance of measles in the president's house
hold, little Esther Cleveland being
stricken with this disease, which has
been almost epidemic in Washington for
some time.
Private Secretary Thurber's children
all had this disease in regular course,
and to prevent the possibility of trans
mission to the wmte House,, mumer
made bis residence there. However,
this sacrifice was of no avail. Mrs.
Cleveland, accompanied by all ' the
children, left the White House to make
her home at Woodley until the disease
had run its course. Meanwhile, the
president and Thurber will remain at
the White house.
THOMAS H. TONGUE
The Nominee of the First District
Republicans.
Albany, Or., April 7. One of the
most exciting contests that ever took
place in Oregon over the nomination of
a single officer culminated, here tonight
in the selection of Thomas H. Tongue of
Washington county as the standard
bearer of the Republican party as a con
gressional representative from the first
district. The convention was composed
of 122 earnest, honest, . representative
Republican citizens of the district,' a
majority of , them evidently determined
to do what seemed to them best for the
party and for the district, and to this
end they have labored earnestly and as
siduously since there arrival here Mon
day noon. The result Is to be credited
to the splendid organization of the anti
Hermann forces, whose cohesive pow
' er was a determination to cut . off the
grip which one man seemed desirous of
holding on the district during a lifetime.
Ihe justice of this determination was re
cognized by numerous followers of Mr.
Hermann so soon as they had paid their'
debt of hqnor to him by supporting him
for several ballots and consequently his j
forces readily fell to pieces. .
' Tongue was nominated on the thirty
fourth ballot. . Five candidates were
the field' until the 26th ballot. These
were Tilman Ford, Binger Hermann
Thos. H. Tongue, H. B. Miller and War
ren Truitt. They held nearly their re
lative positions in the different ballots
On the 26th ballot Vawter and Geer ap
peared in the ring for two ballots, but
developed no strength. On the 34th
ballot Ford withdrew and his forces
went to Tongue. The ballot : Tongue
83, Hermann 31, Miller 5, Ford 1. ;
FVLZ. CONFESSION.
One of
Gang: of Bobbers Breaks
Down.
Vibalia, Cal., April 7. John Haines
the Salvation Army member of Lovern'
gang ot train rooDers, nas maae a iuu
confession to District Attorney Howard
in the presence of the jail officials. His
statement is reduced to writing, but the
officers refuse to give particulars. It is
known that he corroborates Britt's story
and forges a chain to convict Lovern and
Ardell, but to what extent others f
implicated is not known. Hail
claims that when he saw the dead.
weapons to be used, the horror of work
contemplated was too much for him and
be backed out. Other extremely dam
aging evidence nas recently oeen od
tamed by the officers.
Lovern and Ardell will have a pre
liminary examination Thursday next.
Oregon Pioneers.
Mr. S. L. Brooks has received a letter
from Geo. H. Himes, secretary of the
Oregon Pioneers, Portland, in which he
says: "Remember, this is the 50th
year since Oregon cut off Great Britain's
apron string. We are to have a jubilee
June 16th. Want to hear from every.
body who. came before June 16tb, 1846."
The efforts of the secretary to secure a
list of all who come to or were born in
Oregon the original Oregon prior to
June 15, 1846, is meeting with a gratify
ing response. It is important, in a his
toric sense that this list be made as full
as possible, and that the detailed infor
mation, as shown by the headings, shall
be accurately filled out ; also that a pho
tograph of each person, if possible, shall
be sent to the secretary for permanent
preservation. ' In order to secure further
information he will mail a blank to each
individual, which may be filled out and
returned to him, containing additional
historic data. Not only is this request
ed from all who came to Oregon prior to
June 15, 1846, but from all others who
arrived In the state prior to February 14,
1850, who have not yet had their names
enrolled on the pioneer association's
records.
The celebration will be held in Port'
land June 16th. Hon. George H. Will
iams has consented to deliver the annnal
address.
Hon. T. W. Davenport, on account of
ill health, has declined to give the occa
sional address, although it is likely he
11 prepare an historic paper to be read
at the time.
Mrs. W. J. Plymale of Jackson county,
a pioneer ot 1840, and a journalist of
many years experience, will give the oc
casional address. Her long and inti
mate acquaintance with many of the
noteworthy pioneers, both men and
women, of the early days, peculiarly
qualifies her to prepaie a most interest
ing address, which, as the occasional
address is intended to be, will be largely
of a sketchy and reminiscent character,
A SPECTACULAR WIDOW.
Wanted Her Fhotograph Taken While
Weeping Over a Tombstone.
A young- widow in London engaged a
presumably also youngr photographer
to take her picture while she leaned
weeping1 over the tombstone of her
"dear departed." On the day appoint
ed the sentimental beauty in weeds
went to the graveyard and1 at- once
opened the sluices of her great sorrow.
She wept and. wept for hours, but he
came not. Finally she went dry and
home, and straightway sued the photog
rapher for the return of the money
which she had paid in advance. "
The artist claimed that the appoint
ment had been vague; that he went to
the cemetery and waited three hours
for her at. the grave, also in vain.. No,
they didn't compromise by marrying'
each other. . The judge rendered a
decision against the photographer, be
cause , "the . photograph, showing, the
undying- fidelity of the pretty widow,
might, if finished at the time agreed
upon, have been instrumental in pro
curing her a second husband." At
least, so says a Belgian paper.
Should Be Known by His Name.
A variety actor went down on the
Bowery the other day to purchase a
stage costume from one of the second
hand dealers who do there abound. "I
want a long ulster, loud pattern, with a
big fur collar," said he. "Yes, mein
friendt. S you toe an actor?" "Well,
yes. L do a turn in the variety theaters.
'Maybe you know mein son. He yas
in der theatrical business. "Well, I
dunno. What's his name?" "Oh! he
vas one of de O'Brien brothers ! ".
STATE CONVENTION
Wrangling over the Eeport
of Credentials Committee.
A COMPROMISE FINALLY EFFECTED
Mooro and Michell for Joint Senators,
and Jones and Huntington fur
Representatives.
The Telegram thus relates what trans
pired on the opening of the Republican
state convention in Portland.
The balance of power oi the Republi
can party of Multnomah county weighs
in the balance. The scales are in the
hands of the credential committee of the
state convention assembled today in the
exposition building. With the seven
men composing that committee rests the
fate of the two warring factions of th
city. The line is to be drawn. At least
so it is alleged by one side, for the'
champions of the Carey faction, who are
to appear before the committee, and are.
rumor goes, to demand a decisive
settlement of the question. Either they
are to be regularly accredited delegates
from Multnomah county or they are to
be nothing. The Simon people, on the
other hand, as the men who held their
convention at the place appointed; as
the majority which stayed with that
hall, and after the bolting of the Carey
Hume faction, finding themselves left to
nominate a Republican ticket which
could be called legal nnder the conven
tion call, nominated and placed in the
field that ticket, will demand that they
be seated and cast the 48 votes allotted
to Multnomah county.
And so stood the situation when at
11 :15 this morning Chairman George A
Steel, of the Republican state central
committee, opened the convention.
It was no sooner declared open than
C. W. Parrish, of Grant county, placed
in nomination for chairman ueneral
George H. Williams. The nomination
was received with cheers and carried by
acclamation. The country delegates
were the potent power, and they pro
posed to see the convention rnn on lines
devoid of any tinge of the strife among
the Multnomah delegates.
In accepting the nomination, General
Williams said :
"Gentlemen : This expression of your
confidence in calling me to the chair of
this convention is appreciated, and to
the best of my ability I shall try to dis
charge the duties impartially. There
are many questions to come before us,
many delegates to vote and many com
mittees of importance to be nominated
It is well, therefore, that we proceed to
business and I will not take np your
time with a speech. This I will say
however: bo tar as balloting is con
cerned I will recognize no factions. This
is a Republican convention, and we
should all be Republicans, and, so feel
ing, shall I make my rulings. Let us
proceed to business."
Friendly, of Lane' county, nominated
A. B. Aiken for temporary secretary,
The nomination received a number pf
seconds, and Mr. Aiken was declared
elected.
J. M. Patterson, of The Dalles, then
moved that a committee of seven on cre
dentials be appointed. The motion car
ried. The make-up of this committee meant
life to either one faction or the other of
the Multnomah " delegates. The im'
portance of the naming of the men who
would constitute it was realized, and for
a moment a hush fell over the conven
tion in the expectation that the chair
would at once, announce its appointees.
But the chair took its time. To the ut
most General Williams meant to be im
partial.' : : "."
During the interim that followed Will
iam Kapus announced that as secretary
of the state (committee he would coun
tersign the return transportation of the
delegates if the tickets were brought to
him at recess.
A motion that a committee of five on
permanent organization and order of
business be 'appointed, passed without
creating a stir.
Chairman Williams then named the
committee on credentials as follows: J.
M. Patterson, of Wasco, chairman; ' H.
Clymer, of Baker; J. M. Church, of
Union; Claude Gatch, of Marion; F.J.
Taylor, of Clatsop ; S. A.' Dawson, of
Linn; E. M. Brattan, ot Lake.
Committee on permanent organiza
tion and order of businees, appointed
are : J. E. Magers, of Yamhill ; E. L.
mith, of Wasco; A. J. Johnson, ot
Linn ; . . Walcott, of Jackson W.
. Conyers, of Columbia.
At 2 :30 the committee on credentials
finished their work of passing on th
country delegates from whom no contest
was either expected or materialized
At z:40 o'cioce the hearing of the ar
guments and statements of the two op
posing sides was begun, the Cary people
being given the opening and the Simon
speakers the closing. For the Frank
Mioto-Hume faction, District Attorney
nume was the champion, engaged in
showing the credentials committee the
enormity of offense committed bv the
Simon people in having employed de
puty sheriffs to guard the polls. When
he bad finished, Senator Dolph laid be
fore the credentials ' committee the pro
stitution of the police force of Portland
to the wishes of the politicians holding
the offices governing it. '
ine committee on credentials pre'
sented a report seating all delegates ex
cept those from Multnomah county
A9 regarded Multnomah there was a ma
jority and two minority reports. .The
majority report seated the Simon dele
gation, signed by Patterson, Church
Gatch, Bratlain and Dawson.. The first
minority report recommended the seat
ing of delegates who the committee be
lieved wre elected by the majority of
the members of the county and city con
vention, which convened April 4th
This report bore the signature of H. V,
Clymer. The second minority report
was signed by F. J. Taylor, who said :
"In my opinion, the late primary
election held in the city of Portland was
not conducted by the legal Republican
voters of said city, and I am of the
opinion that the delegates elected thereat
were not representatives of such legal
voters. Such being the case, and both
parties participating in said primaries,
so far as appears, being equally at fault,
I am of the opinion that this convention
should seat neither delegation, as
matter of right.
"Hcwever, as the connty of Multno
mah is entitled to representation in this
convention, and as it is now too late to
resubmit the matter to the voters of said
county, I would hereby recommend:
First That Hon. Geo. H. Williams
and Hon. Sol . Hirsch, who were upon
both tickets voted for at said primaries.
be admitted to seats in this convention.
"Second That the remainder of the
seats entitled to be filled by Multnomah
county be filled by the admission of 46
persons, 23 of whom shall be selected by
each set of contesting delegates from
their nnmbers.
After the reading of the report in
which the entire committee agreed, it
was adopted.
Patterson . of Wasco then moved the
adopted of the majority report.
Cly.mer moved to substitute the first
minority report.
Brown of Morrow moved to substitute
the second minority report (Taylor). In
stating the last motion, the chairman
said :
"I will take the liberty to say that, in
my opinion, the adoption of this . report
is the proper course to pursue to pro
mote harmony in the Republican party
in Multnomah county."
This announcement was greeted with
very loud cheers.
After speeches by Mallory, Fulton and
others, the second minority (Taylor's)
report was adopted by a vote of 126 to
62. " ' . : ,
The committee on order of business
recommended that the following order
be observed :
First We recommend that the tem
porary omcers of this convention be
made. the permanent officers thereof.
Second Report of the committee on
credentials.
Third The appointment of a commit
tee on platform, to consist of one mem
ber from each county, the same to be
selected by the several connty delega
tions here represented. . ,
Fourth The selection of four dele-
gates-at-large to the national Republi
can convention.
Fifth The selection of .four alternate
delegates to the said convention. ... ..
Sixth The selection of four presiden
tial electors. . .
Seventh The nomination of one su
preme judge. t ,
Eighth Report of the committee on
platform. " '
Ninth The selection of officers of the
several judicial districts of the state.
Tenth The nomination of joint sena
tors and representatives of the several
legislative districts of the state. ,
Eleventh The selection pf state cen
tral committeemen, consisting of one
from each county, the same to be chosen
by the delegations thereof.
Twelfth The ratification of the vari
ous district nominations and central
committee. .
Thirteenth Miscellaneous business.'
Fourteenth Adjournment.
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SPANIARDS ARE MGRY
An Anti-American Demon
stration at Madrid.
CONTRARY TO INTERNATIONAL LAW
xney consider. Was the Cuban Tote in
the American Congress Condemned
by the Spanish Press.
Madrid, April 8, Students and mem
bers of the national party here are re'
ported as organizing a demonstration
against the United States in view of the
recent vote of congress on Cuban bellig
erency.
The chiefs of the various sections of
the Republican party have planned to
hold a meeting tonight to make arrange
ments for a big demonstration to pro
test against the Cuban .vote in the
United States congress, which the Re
publicans consider contrary to .interna
tional law.
CUBAN LEADERS MEET.
Possibility of Recognition by President
Cleveland Discussed.
New York, April 8. An informal
meeting of Cuban leaders was held at
the Hotel America last night.. The pos
sibility of Cuban belligerency being act
ually recognized in the near future by
President Cleveland was discussed at
length. All seemed to be sanguine of
the disposition of congress to pass a joint
resolution which would insure action on
the part of President Cleveland.
Mr. Cleveland," said Mr. Portuon-
do, "is the great political conundrum of
the present time. We can only pursue
our unequal struggle on the island and
continue to hope. We have done that
frjni the beginning and have much in
the Bhape of the result to encourage us.
"The plan of sending a commission of
investigation to the island, sometimes
attributed to Mr. Cleveland, would prove
an absolute failure for the purpose in
tended. Such a commission, even if
tolerated by Spain, could accomplish
nothing of value, simply because Span
ish officials, when nnder the eye of a
commission from a civilized country,
would naturally . be on their best be
havior. The same might, of course, be
Baid of our own armies, and yet we have
always welcomed correspondents in the
field and have and do court investiga
tion. "General Gomez's conduct of the cam
paign has been from the first, and will
continue to be, one of humanity, justice
and.truth."
Mr. De Armas regretted that friends
connected editorially with the American
press, should waste breath occasionally
by speaking of autonomy as a condition
which Spain should be induced to giant
to Cuba.
"The day for Cuban autonomy," said
Mr. De Armas, "is irrevocably past."
Mr. Joaquin Castillo, in speaking of an
impression which seemed to prevail in
official circles that the rainv season now
setting in, in Cuba, would be a season of
activity, said :
General Gomez, it is true, passed the
rainy season of last summer in apparent
inactivity, but the world will soon see
that the coming season will be anything
but a period of inactivity."
BTetrlo Sstem Adopted.
Washington, April 8. By a vote of
119 to 117, the house today passed the
bill to adopt the metric system " of
weights and measures, in all the depart
ments of the government, after July 1,
1896, and make it the only legal system
after January 1, 1901.
Do'ckery moved to reconsider and C.
W. Stone moved to lay the motion on
the table.
The motion to lay on the table failed
111 to 138. Opponents of the bill fol
lowed up their .victory, by pressing the
motion to reconsider, which prevailed
141 to 99.
After this defeat Stone attempted to
withdraw the bill.
Dockery objected and insisted that
after the time spent on the bill it should
be killed outright. Stone, however,
thought a majority wonld vote for the
bill if it were amended in several par
ticulars, and therefore moved . to recom
mit it . The motion carried 130 to 39.
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, Wednesday
Bone went to
Mr. J.
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Hood River
today.
Mr. Horace Patterson went to Mosier
this morning. ,
Mr. A. S. Mac Allister went to Port
land on the boat.
Mr. Fred Wilson went to Portland on
the early morning train.
Mr. J. A. Douthit went to Portland
this morning to attend the Democratic
state convention.
Mr. Will Lawrence of Portland re
turned this morning.
Messrs. W. N. Wiley, Harry Liebe.
J. C. O'Leary and . B. Dufur took the
noon train today for Portland.
Mrs. E. L. Grimes arrived in the city
yesterday from Portland, and is visiting
her son, Mr. Monroe Grimes of this city.
Hon. Polk Mays of Wallowa stopped
over at The Dalles on his way to the
state convention, where he goes as a.
delegate.
Capt. Lewis has so far recovered frorr
his late sickness as to be around again,.
and was noticed on the street this
morning.
Mr. C. D. O'Leary took the afternoon
train for Portland. He is a Democratic
delegate to the state convention, from
Rutledge, Sherman county.
Miss Bell Reitz, Miss EmmaCrossfield
and Miss Laura Woodbury, who have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Mc
Coy, returned home this morning on the
Regulator. .
Mr.' Warner M. Gilliam, 'who came
down from Baker City to attend bis
brother's (the late J. A. Gilliam) funeral,
left on the midnight train for bis home,
accompanied by his niece, Miss Kettle
Cook of 3-Mile. Nettie will spend some
time visiting relatives in that place.
Thursday.
Mrs. Bybee returned to Fishers Land
ing this morning.
William E. Campbell, U. S. deputy
surveyor, returned from Portland on
the Regulator yesterday evening.
Mr. Jess Dunbar of Goldendalo, who
has been attending the Portland Busi
ness College during the winter, came up
on the noon train. . .
' Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Jewett and
daughter, Mrs. Thompson of Portland,
and Miss Southwick of Salem went to
White Salmon on the boat this morning.
"Cadet" Steel, a young lady belonging
to the Salvation Army, who has brtu at
the training garrison in Portland, ar
rived on the noon train considerably
broken down in health, caused from a
severe cold.
Friday.
Mr. E. M. Shutt came in from Port
land today.
Mrs. Hilton and daughter Florence
returned from Portland last evening.
Mr. B. S. Buntineton. W. H. Wilson
and W. A. Johnson returned last night
from Portland.
Messrs. Hnsrh Glenn. F. W. Wilson
and Troy Shelley were passengers on the
local which arrived today noon. .
Miss i Willie Hanna, school teacher
at Union, who has been visiting Miss
Hill in this city, went to Eugene on the
Regulator this morning.
Mr. C. W. Rice, who has been in
California for. the past two months,
principally in the San Joaquin vallev.
returned home today much improved in
health., .. .
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